i wish that would have stopped me from using. it did not stop me from using at that point. it ultimately allowed me to get to a place where i wanted to stop using and was able to get recovery again. >> proponents of delivering the antidote directly to addicts and their friends and families call what they do harm reduction, a way to keep opiate drug users alive until they're ready to get treatment. to me it's basically saying we'll do whatever we have to do to keep people alive even if it means sending a very, very bad message to our kids, a very bad message to the addict, and just hoping that someday they'll get into treatment. i don't know too many addicts who come dancing into treatment saying, hey, i need help. i'm ready. i didn't and i don't think many addicts did. >> mike gimble is a recovering heroin addict and drug addiction treatment expert who was the director of substance abuse in baltimore county for 23 years. >> i still believe that the motivation for an addict to stop is the fear and the pain that their addiction is causing them. narcan takes that fear away. >>